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bundler: implement --keep-names with __name helper - #40503
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--keep-names only stopped the parser from dropping unused function and
class names. It did nothing when identifiers were renamed, so
this.constructor.name and fn.name still changed under --minify.
Port esbuild's approach: wrap anonymous named functions in
__name(fn, "name"), append __name(foo, "foo") after function
declarations, and prepend static { __name(this, "Foo") } to classes.
The calls are marked pure so tree-shaking still removes unused
declarations. Inner names are now dropped under --minify-syntax like
esbuild does, since __name restores them.
No-Verification-Needed: covered by bundler suites that execute the output
WalkthroughChangesThe bundler forwards Minified name preservation
Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The generated name-preservation call does not currently update identifier-usage bookkeeping, which can skew minified-name ordering and produce less stable output. The impact is bounded and the change is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner follow-up. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4✅ Passed checks (4 passed)
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In `@src/js_parser/p.rs`:
- Around line 5281-5299: Update keep_stmt_symbol_name to call record_usage(ref_)
for the synthesized identifier reference before or after constructing the
runtime call, matching the bookkeeping pattern used by
emit_react_refresh_register while preserving the existing __name statement
generation.
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| pub(crate) fn keep_stmt_symbol_name( | ||
| &mut self, | ||
| loc: bun_ast::Loc, | ||
| ref_: Ref, | ||
| name: &'a [u8], | ||
| ) -> Stmt { | ||
| let name_expr = self.new_expr(E::String::init(name), loc); | ||
| let args = self | ||
| .arena | ||
| .alloc_slice_copy(&[Expr::init_identifier(ref_, loc), name_expr]); | ||
| let value = self.call_runtime(loc, b"__name", ExprNodeList::from_arena_slice(args)); | ||
| self.s( | ||
| S::SExpr { | ||
| value, | ||
| does_not_affect_tree_shaking: true, | ||
| }, | ||
| loc, | ||
| ) | ||
| } |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Add record_usage for the identifier reference in keep_stmt_symbol_name.
keep_stmt_symbol_name builds Expr::init_identifier(ref_, loc) as the call argument but never calls self.record_usage(ref_) for it. Compare with emit_react_refresh_register, which creates the same kind of synthetic identifier reference and explicitly calls self.record_usage(r#ref) afterward.
Without record_usage, symbols[ref_].use_count_estimate and the current part's symbol_uses map understate this reference. In this codebase, synthesized post-visit identifier references consistently call record_usage to keep that bookkeeping accurate (it feeds the character-frequency renamer's minified-name ordering). Add the same call here for consistency.
🔧 Proposed fix
pub(crate) fn keep_stmt_symbol_name(
&mut self,
loc: bun_ast::Loc,
ref_: Ref,
name: &'a [u8],
) -> Stmt {
let name_expr = self.new_expr(E::String::init(name), loc);
let args = self
.arena
.alloc_slice_copy(&[Expr::init_identifier(ref_, loc), name_expr]);
+ self.record_usage(ref_);
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| pub(crate) fn keep_stmt_symbol_name( | |
| &mut self, | |
| loc: bun_ast::Loc, | |
| ref_: Ref, | |
| name: &'a [u8], | |
| ) -> Stmt { | |
| let name_expr = self.new_expr(E::String::init(name), loc); | |
| let args = self | |
| .arena | |
| .alloc_slice_copy(&[Expr::init_identifier(ref_, loc), name_expr]); | |
| let value = self.call_runtime(loc, b"__name", ExprNodeList::from_arena_slice(args)); | |
| self.s( | |
| S::SExpr { | |
| value, | |
| does_not_affect_tree_shaking: true, | |
| }, | |
| loc, | |
| ) | |
| } | |
| pub(crate) fn keep_stmt_symbol_name( | |
| &mut self, | |
| loc: bun_ast::Loc, | |
| ref_: Ref, | |
| name: &'a [u8], | |
| ) -> Stmt { | |
| let name_expr = self.new_expr(E::String::init(name), loc); | |
| let args = self | |
| .arena | |
| .alloc_slice_copy(&[Expr::init_identifier(ref_, loc), name_expr]); | |
| self.record_usage(ref_); | |
| let value = self.call_runtime(loc, b"__name", ExprNodeList::from_arena_slice(args)); | |
| self.s( | |
| S::SExpr { | |
| value, | |
| does_not_affect_tree_shaking: true, | |
| }, | |
| loc, | |
| ) | |
| } |
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In `@src/js_parser/p.rs` around lines 5281 - 5299, Update keep_stmt_symbol_name to
call record_usage(ref_) for the synthesized identifier reference before or after
constructing the runtime call, matching the bookkeeping pattern used by
emit_react_refresh_register while preserving the existing __name statement
generation.
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| pub(crate) fn keep_class_symbol_name( | ||
| &mut self, | ||
| class: &mut G::Class, | ||
| name: &'a [u8], | ||
| loc: bun_ast::Loc, | ||
| ) { | ||
| let this = self.new_expr(E::This, loc); | ||
| let name_expr = self.new_expr(E::String::init(name), loc); | ||
| let args = self.arena.alloc_slice_copy(&[this, name_expr]); | ||
| let call = self.call_runtime(loc, b"__name", ExprNodeList::from_arena_slice(args)); | ||
| let stmt = self.s( | ||
| S::SExpr { | ||
| value: call, | ||
| does_not_affect_tree_shaking: true, | ||
| }, | ||
| loc, | ||
| ); | ||
| let stmts = | ||
| bun_alloc::AstVec::<Stmt>::from_arena_slice(self.arena.alloc_slice_copy(&[stmt])); | ||
| let block = self.arena.alloc(G::ClassStaticBlock { loc, stmts }); | ||
| let mut properties = BumpVec::with_capacity_in(class.properties.len() + 1, self.arena); | ||
| properties.push(G::Property { | ||
| kind: js_ast::g::PropertyKind::ClassStaticBlock, | ||
| class_static_block: Some(js_ast::StoreRef::from_bump(block)), | ||
| ..Default::default() | ||
| }); | ||
| for prop in class.properties.slice() { | ||
| // SAFETY: arena-resident AST nodes never run `Drop`, so the shallow copy cannot double free. | ||
| properties.push(unsafe { core::ptr::read(prop) }); | ||
| } | ||
| class.properties = bun_ast::StoreSlice::new_mut(properties.into_bump_slice_mut()); | ||
| } |
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🔴 keep_class_symbol_name clobbers user-defined static name methods/getters/setters
Extended reasoning...
The injected static { __name(this, "X") } block is prepended unconditionally. Per ES2022 ClassDefinitionEvaluation, static methods and accessors are installed on the constructor during element evaluation, before any static block runs. So for class C { static name() {} } or class C { static get name() { return 'custom' } }, the injected block executes AFTER the method/accessor is already installed and its Object.defineProperty(this, "name", { value: "C", configurable: true }) overwrites the user's explicit member with a plain data property. Under --keep-names --minify the user now observes C.name === "C" (a string) instead of their method/getter — a behavior change relative to base where --keep-names was a no-op and left the user's static name intact. esbuild's reference implementation (which the PR ports) explicitly skips __name injection when the class has a static member named name; Bun's port omits that check. The un-todo'd default/KeepNamesClassStaticName test only asserts the name string appears in bundle text, not runtime .name, so it does not
Verification: normal — The failure is real and reachable, and regresses behavior that works on the base branch. keep_class_symbol_name (src/js_parser/p.rs:5302-5332) unconditionally prepends static { __name(this, "Name") } to class.properties. Its two callers have no guard for a user-defined static name: - src/js_parser/visit/mod.rs:795-807 sets name_to_keep from the class name / default-export stat
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I compared this with #35307, which implements the same feature. This PR is the better base: static blocks for classes, object property values, and 1. (function(a, b) {
let helper = /* @__PURE__ */ __name((x) => x + 1, "helper");
function inner() { return helper(a); }
return __name(inner, "inner"), inner() + b;
})
// ReferenceError: __name is not defined#35307 ran into this ( 2. Logical assignment is not covered. esbuild 0.25.1 wraps the right side of let lazy; lazy ??= () => {};
let lazy2; lazy2 ||= () => {};
let lazy3 = 1; lazy3 &&= () => {};
console.log(lazy.name, lazy2.name, lazy3.name);#35307 handles this in 3. The const E = class { static get name() { return "getE"; } };
class G { static name() {} }
console.log(E.name, typeof G.name);#35307 has a guard for this ( I ran #35307's This PR fixes #12304 and #15552 (the mongoose Reproduction for item 1// capture.ts, same shape as bundle-functions.ts:291-303
($);
$$capture_start$$(function(a, b) {
const helper = (x) => x + 1;
function inner() { return helper(a); }
return inner() + b;
}).$$capture_end$$;const build = await Bun.build({
entrypoints: ["./capture.ts"],
target: "bun",
minify: { syntax: true, whitespace: false, keepNames: true },
});
const output = await build.outputs[0].text();
const captured = output.match(/\$\$capture_start\$\$([\s\S]+)\.\$\$capture_end\$\$/)![1];
eval(captured)(1, 2); // ReferenceError: __name is not definedThe full output has |
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This PR also fixes #44121, the collision rename case without identifier minification. Two modules each export I cherry-picked b406b4b onto main at a4f1429. It applies cleanly. Results with a debug build:
Repro
import { Foo as A } from "./a";
import { Foo as B } from "./b";
console.log(A.name, B.name);Output on this branch with // b.ts
class Foo2 {
static {
__name(this, "Foo");
}
} |
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Nice work on this! While testing keepNames, I found three small edge cases - a synthetic __name() read can be optimized away for block-scoped functions, logical assignments lose inferred names and the helper can overwrite a class’s own static name. I have a focused follow-up patch I can send it as a small PR against your branch if that works Update: I opened #44180 with the patch and tests. |
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Hey! We’re migrating a fairly large application to Bun and ran into the collision case in #44121. Our serialization and worker registries rely on stable class names, so we currently need a workaround even with identifier minification disabled. Getting this landed would really help us simplify the migration. I’ve opened #44180 with fixes and tests for the edge cases I found. What’s still needed to get this ready to merge? Happy to help with the remaining work and test changes against our full build. |
What does this PR do?
--keep-names(andminify: { keepNames: true }) is documented as preserving the.nameof functions and classes while minifying identifiers. It did not do that. It only stopped the parser from dropping unused function and class names. When--minifyrenamedclass APIUserAbortErrortoclass n,.namebecame"n", and any code that doesthis.name = this.constructor.namein anErrorsubclass silently broke.bun build --minify --keep-namesnAbortErrorThis ports esbuild's implementation:
var f = function() {}/ arrows / object property values →/* @__PURE__ */ __name(function() {}, "f")function foo() {}→function foo() {} __name(foo, "foo");(also inside namespaces and forexport default function)class Foo {}/var Foo = class {}/export default class {}→class Foo { static { __name(this, "Foo") } ... }The generated calls are marked pure / non-tree-shaking-affecting, so unused declarations are still removed. Under
--minify-syntax, unused inner names are now dropped even with--keep-names(esbuild does the same), since__namerestores them. The runtime helper module itself is excluded so__namedoes not try to name itself.--keep-namesis now also honored bybun build --no-bundle.How did you verify your code works?
default/KeepNamesTreeShaking,default/KeepNamesClassStaticName,extra/FunctionHoistingKeepNames1/2.KeepNamesTreeShakingwas ported with the declarations wrapped in an IIFE; esbuild's original has them at module scope where tree-shaking applies, so it now matches esbuild.minify/KeepNamesPreservesNamesandminify/KeepNamesWithMinifyIdentifiersto run the bundle and check.namevalues, and addedminify/KeepNamesClassErrorSubclass,minify/KeepNamesNestedAndNamespace,minify/KeepNamesTreeShakesUnused. The newminify/KeepNames*tests fail on the current release and pass with this branch.test/bundler/esbuild/{default,ts,extra}.test.ts,bundler_minify,bundler_edgecase,bundler_decorator*,transpiler/transpiler.test.jspass locally.